Premium servers for always fast speeds for all the supported locations

Supports OpenVPN, PPTP & IPSEC/L2TP

The other advantage is that PIA supports upto 5 devices simultaneously. That means it can be used on a PC, a phone, a tablet and more all at the same time thereby improving anonymity everywhere.

How to use it :Once a subscription is purchased, an email with the account details will be generated.

Now, download the PIA installer depending on the type of platform from here.

On Windows:

Downloading and installing it on Windows is simple. Just run and install the setup, then launch the program.

Enter the credentials that were provided in the email. Once logged in, right clicking on the PIA icon will bring up a list of various locations which can be used to connect from. There are more than 3000 servers in 28 different countries so many choices are available.

If there is no preference, simply choose Auto. These location specific options come in handy when trying to test websites or to check for any local information.

PIA settings can be accessed from Settings tab.

It is a good idea to enable DNS leak protection feature (which basically means switching your DNS server to that of the VPN provider to avoid leaking ISP’s DNS details). Other options include using a VPN kill switch which will automatically disable Internet connection if the connection is lost. This is useful in preventing your original IP from being exposed should the connection drop.

PIA MACE is for blocking pesky ad trackers as well as other intrusive scripts. If for any reason, websites open a lot slower after connecting, a complaint too can be logged.

All of these settings can only be changed when the VPN isn’t connected.

Also, if there is a connectivity problem after the connection is closed, exit the PIA VPN program from system tray completely. This is applicable for both Windows and Linux.

On Linux:

Download and run the installer from here. Extract it and run the installation script.

Let the installation complete.

Once installed, launch PIA VPN and enter the credentials.

It will be a similar interface as that in Windows. Also, to check directly if the public IP address is now changed after connecting, use this simple shell script to display it.

PIA servers in the west coast of USA generally suffer from not only inconsistent but dismal speeds. In the PIA forums, people are complaining.if they don”t get their post removed. Generally speaking, “out of the box performance is pitiful with PIA if you are located in the west coast of the USA and are trying to connect to any server. PIA runs many promotions and has a very loyal-fan base due to it”s low cost. The typical PIA user is not too concerned about speed or they use other apps or protocols not available in the native PIA client. Their users often download or upload P2P before they go to bed at night. Usually by morning, the download is completed. Their clientele is mainly focus is not receiving an ISP Copyright infringement letter. And for the time being, PIA is not compromising the identity of their users. Given this latest log issue, it”ll be interesting to see what happens and if they too will be implicated like PureVPN which it too has a heavy fan-base.